Katamatite (L)

Demographics & education

In the 2011 Census, there were 232 people in Katamatite (L) of these 53.0% were male and 47.0% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 1.7% of the population.

The median age of people in Katamatite (L) was 42 years. Children aged 0 - 14 years made up 20.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 22.5% of the population.

Of people in Katamatite (L) aged 15 years and over, 51.9% were married and 12.1% were either divorced or separated.

The median age of married people in Katamatite (L) was 64 years and the median age of people never married was 31 years.

In Katamatite (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 49.4% of people were in a registered marriage and 13.8% were in a de facto marriage.

The median age of people in a registered marriage in Katamatite (L) was 64 years and the median age of people in a de facto marriage was 45 years.

In Katamatite (L) 26.0% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 30.0% were in primary school, 13.3% in secondary school and 15.0% in a tertiary or technical institution.

Cultural & language diversity

The most common ancestries in Katamatite (L) were Australian 42.8%, English 26.4%, Irish 8.3%, Scottish 7.6% and Croatian 2.2%.

In Katamatite (L), 85.8% of people were born in Australia. The most common countries of birth were England 3.4%, Croatia 1.3%, India 1.3%, Italy 1.3% and New Zealand 1.3%.

In Katamatite (L), 82.0% of people had both parents born in Australia and 9.9% of people had both parents born overseas.

The most common responses for religion in Katamatite (L) were Catholic 23.7%, No Religion 17.7%, Uniting Church 16.8%, Anglican 12.9% and Baptist 4.7%.

In Katamatite (L) 95.3% of people only spoke English at home. The only other responses for language spoken at home were Croatian 1.3% and Serbian 1.3%.

Employment

There were 89 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Katamatite (L). Of these 49.4% were employed full time, 38.2% were employed part-time and 4.5% were unemployed.

Of employed people in Katamatite (L), 20.2% worked 1 to 15 hours, 8.3% worked 16 to 24 hours and 48.8% worked 40 hours or more.

The median age of people employed full-time in Katamatite (L) was 52 years and for people who were employed part-time was 62 years.

The most common occupations in Katamatite (L) included Managers 20.0%, Machinery Operators And Drivers 18.8%, Labourers 17.6%, Technicians and Trades Workers 15.3%, Sales Workers 10.6%, Community and Personal Service Workers 5.9%, Clerical and Administrative Workers 4.7% and Professionals 3.5%.

Of the employed people in Katamatite (L), the most common responses for industry of employment included Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming 12.9%, Supermarket and Grocery Stores 5.9%, Road Freight Transport 5.9%, Dairy Cattle Farming 4.7% and Pubs, Taverns and Bars 4.7%.

The median weekly personal income for people aged 15 years and over in Katamatite (L) was $409.

In Katamatite (L), on the day of the Census, the most common methods of travel to work for employed people included Car, as driver 51.2%, Truck 8.3%, Walked only 6.0%, Other 3.6% and Car as driver, truck 3.6%. On the day, 0.0% of employed people used public transport (train, bus, ferry, tram/light rail) as at least one of their methods of travel to work and 56.5% used car (either as driver or as passenger).

In Katamatite (L), of people aged 15 years and over, 72.8% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 22.0% provided care for children and 14.8% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 21.4% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

Of people who did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census in Katamatite (L), 22.7% worked 5 to 14 hours, 11.6% worked 15 to 29 hours and 14.4% worked 30 hours or more.

Family composition

Of the families in Katamatite (L), 31.3% were couple families with children, 49.3% were couple families without children and 19.4% were one parent families.

In Katamatite (L) 27.3% of single parents were male and 72.7% were female.

Weekly incomes

In Katamatite (L), for couple families with two incomes, the median income for those with children was $1,750 and those without children was $1,750.

Employment status of couple families

In Katamatite (L), of couple families with children, 11.9% had both partners employed full-time, 5.1% had both employed part-time and 11.9% had one employed full-time and the other part-time.

Dwelling structure

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households

In Katamatite (L), 88.7% of private dwellings were occupied and 11.3% were unoccupied.

Of occupied private dwellings in Katamatite (L), 90.3% were separate houses, 0.0% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 0.0% were flats, units or apartments and 9.7% were other dwellings.

In Katamatite (L), of occupied private dwellings 6.5% had 1 bedroom, 15.1% had 2 bedrooms and 61.3% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 2.9. The average household size was 2.4 people.

Of occupied private dwellings in Katamatite (L), 50.0% were owned outright, 31.5% were owned with a mortgage and 15.2% were rented.

Household composition

In Katamatite (L), of all households, 70.2% were family households, 26.6% were single person households and 3.2% were group households.

In Katamatite (L), 34.6% of households had a weekly household income of less than $600 and 3.7% of households had a weekly income of more than $3,000.

Mortgage & rent

Proportions are calculated using all tenure types for occupied private dwellings. This excludes visitor only and other non-classifiable households.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Number of motor vehicles

In Katamatite (L), 40.7% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 40.7% had two registered motor vehicles and 11.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

People characteristics

In Katamatite (L), there were 5 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 5 (or 100.0%) were male and 0 (or 0.0%) were female. The median age was 68 years.

Dwelling characteristics

Dwelling tables exclude visitor only and other non-classifiable households. These tables represent occupied private dwellings where at least one Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander person was present.

Average number of people per bedroom includes a miscalculation. For more information see the persons per bedroom correction page.

In Katamatite (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 5, with 1.5 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $500.

In Katamatite (L), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $0 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $542.